Ajay Mandal

Ajay Jadav Mandal (born 25 February 1996) is an Indian cricketer.^[1] He made his first-class debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017.^[3] He made his List A debut for Chhattisgarh in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 30 September 2018.^[4][5][6]

Ajay Mandal

Personal information
Full name	Ajay Jadav Mandal
Born	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 29) Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Chhattisgarh
2023–2024	Chennai Super Kings
2025–present	Delhi Capitals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 40 31 46 Runs scored 1,849 495 450 Batting average 35.55 24.75 17.30 100s/50s 4/9 0/1 0/0 Top score 241* 65* 49 Balls bowled 7,711 1,545 875 Wickets 125 33 44 Bowling average 28.62 36.09 23.56 5 wickets in innings 5 0 1 10 wickets in match 1 – – Best bowling 7/7 4/49 5/10 Catches/stumpings 23/– 7/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 March 2025

Ajay Mandal scored 241* while batting at No.8 in Ranji Trophy game against Uttarakhand in 2019.^[7]

Ajay Mandal was the first bowler of Chhattisgarh to take 100 wickets in Ranji Trophy.^[8]

For the 2023 Season Ajay Mandal has signed for Doncaster Town Cricket Club^[9] as their overseas pro.

IPL career

Ajay Mandal has been picked by Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2023 edition as an all-rounder batsman. He was picked by CSK for INR 250,000^[10] As of 7 April 2023, Ajay Mandal is yet to debut in the IPL.^[11]

In the 2025 IPL auction, Ajay Mandal was bought by the Delhi Capitals for ₹30 lakhs.^[12][13]